# 挑

| 挑 | U+6311, &#25361; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6311 |
| ← 挐 [U+6310] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 挒 → [U+6312] |

## Translingual
### Han character

挑 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 手中一人 (QLMO), four-corner 5201$_3$, composition ⿰扌兆)

#### Derived characters

* 𨃑

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 430, character 17
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12055
* Dae Jaweon: page 780, character 10
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1872, character 4
* Unihan data for U+6311

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 挑
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 挑 | *l̥ʰaːw, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːwʔ |
| 洮 | *l̥ʰaːw, *l'aːw, *lew |
| 桃 | *l'aːw |
| 逃 | *l'aːw |
| 咷 | *l'aːw, *l̥ʰeːws |
| 鼗 | *l'aːw |
| 鞉 | *l'aːw |
| 駣 | *l'aːw, *l'aːwʔ, *l'aːws, *l'ewʔ |
| 𣂁 | *sl̥ʰew |
| 脁 | *l̥ʰews |
| 晁 | *l'ew |
| 兆 | *l'ewʔ |
| 旐 | *l'ewʔ |
| 狣 | *l'ewʔ |
| 鮡 | *l'ewʔ, *l'eːw |
| 垗 | *l'ewʔ |
| 姚 | *lew |
| 珧 | *lew |
| 銚 | *lew, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːws |
| 恌 | *lew, *l̥ʰeːw |
| 烑 | *lew |
| 餆 | *lew |
| 筄 | *lews |
| 艞 | *lews |
| 佻 | *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːw |
| 祧 | *l̥ʰeːw |
| 朓 | *l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːwʔ |
| 庣 | *l̥ʰeːw |
| 趒 | *l̥ʰeːw, *l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw |
| 聎 | *l̥ʰeːw |
| 眺 | *l̥ʰeːws |
| 覜 | *l̥ʰeːws |
| 頫 | *l̥ʰeːws, *poʔ |
| 絩 | *l̥ʰeːws |
| 跳 | *l̥ʰeːws, *l'eːw |
| 窕 | *l'eːwʔ |
| 誂 | *l'eːwʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *l̥ʰaːw, *l̥ʰeːw, *l'eːwʔ) : semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 兆 (OC *l'ewʔ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiāo (tiao$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thiâu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tiau$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiau / thio
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$thiau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiao
*** Wade–Giles: tʻiao$^1$
*** Yale: tyāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tiau
*** Palladius: тяо (tjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tiu$^1$
*** Yale: tīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiâu
*** Hakka Romanization System: tiau$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯au̯²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰiau⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau / thio
*** Tâi-lô: thiau / thio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiaw, tioy
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau³³/, /tʰio³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰiɤ⁴⁴/
* thiau - literary;
* thio - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: thew
Rime :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 吐彫切 |
| Baxter | thew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰeu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰeu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰeu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰɛw/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰeu/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰieu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰieu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tiāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tiu$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤew/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰeːw/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | tiāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ thew › |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ˁew/ |
| English | scratch, stir up |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| No. | 16871 |
| Phonetic component | 兆 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 祧 |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ʰeːw/ |

#### Definitions

挑
* to pick; to select; to choose
* to nitpick
* to carry (something) on a shoulder pole
    From: 1986, 閻肅 Yan Su (lyricist) & 許鏡清 Xu Jingqing (composer),《敢問路在何方》"Dare I ask where the road is?"
    nǐ tiāo zhuó dān, wǒ qiān zhuó mǎ;...... [Pinyin]
    You carry the luggage, I lead the horse; [...]

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 選, 擇 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 挑選, 選擇, 揀選, 挑揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 挑, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 挑, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 揀選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 挑, 選 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 挑 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 挑 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 挑, 揀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 挑 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 挑, 揀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 剔, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 挑, 剔 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 挑揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 挑, 選, 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 挑, 選 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 挑, 揀, 挑揀, 選擇 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 挑, 挑選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 選擇, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 揀, 挑 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 揀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 挑 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 挑, 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 選, 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 挑, 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 擇, 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 揀, 選, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 挑, 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 刁 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 挑選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 挑選, 揀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 挑 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin (Lingui) | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 挑, 選, 選擇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 選 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 挑, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 揀, 選, 挑 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 擇, 選, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 揀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 揀 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 揀, 擇 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 揀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 挑, 擇 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 擇 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 擇 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Changting | 擇 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 擇 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 揀, 擇 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 擇 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 擇 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 選 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 揀 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Bao'an) | 揀 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 揀 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 揀, 擇 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 擇, 揀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 挑 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 挑, 選擇, 選, 揀 |
| Jin | Datong | 挑 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 挑, 選 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 揀, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linhe | 揀, 挑, 挑選 |
| Jin | Jining | 挑, 選擇 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 挑 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Handan | 挑, 挑揀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 挑, 揀 |
| Jin | Suide | 挑, 選, 揀 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 剔, 擇 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 揀, 挑, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揀, 選, 揀擇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 選, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 擇, 揀 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 選 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 揀 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 揀, 選 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 挑, 揀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 揀, 挑 |
| Wu | Danyang | 挑, 揀, 選 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 挑 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 挑, 選, 擇揀 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 揀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 揀, 挑, 剔 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 擇 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 選, 挑, 揀 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 擇 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 擇, 揀, 挑 |

#### Compounds

* 一肩挑
* 剃頭挑子 / 剃头挑子
* 千挑百選 / 千挑百选
* 千挑萬選 / 千挑万选
* 單挑 / 单挑
* 大挑
* 扁挑
* 挑三揀四 / 挑三拣四
* 挑么挑六
* 挑刺兒 / 挑刺儿 (tiāocìr)
* 挑剔
* 挑包策馬 / 挑包策马
* 挑取
* 挑嘴
* 挑土
* 挑大梁
* 挑夫 (tiāofū)
* 挑妻窩夫 / 挑妻窝夫
* 挑子 (tiāozi)
* 挑字眼兒 / 挑字眼儿
* 挑挖
* 挑揀 / 挑拣 (tiāojiǎn)
* 挑搭
* 挑撿 / 挑捡
* 挑擔 / 挑担 (tiāodàn)
* 挑擔子 / 挑担子 (tiāodànzi)
* 挑槽
* 挑正梁
* 挑毛揀刺 / 挑毛拣刺
* 挑毛病
* 挑牙
* 挑盡 / 挑尽
* 挑眼
* 挑空
* 挑肥揀瘦 / 挑肥拣瘦 (tiāoféijiǎnshòu)
* 挑腳 / 挑脚
* 挑腳漢 / 挑脚汉
* 挑試 / 挑试
* 挑選 / 挑选 (tiāoxuǎn)
* 挑重擔 / 挑重担 (tiāozhòngdàn)
* 挑錢 / 挑钱
* 挑閃 / 挑闪
* 挑雪填井
* 挑頭 / 挑头
* 挑食 (tiāoshí)
* 挑飭 / 挑饬
* 挑高
* 挑鼻子
* 揭挑
* 揀衣挑食 / 拣衣挑食
* 撂挑子 (liàotiāozi)
* 文武挑兒 / 文武挑儿
* 獨挑 / 独挑
* 百裡挑一 / 百里挑一 (bǎilǐtiāoyī)
* 精挑細選 / 精挑细选 (jīngtiāoxìxuǎn)
* 肩挑背負 / 肩挑背负
* 蛋中挑刺
* 針挑刀挖 / 针挑刀挖
* 長挑 / 长挑
* 頭挑 / 头挑
* 高挑子

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiǎo (tiao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tiu$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): thiâu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): tiau$^3$ / tiau$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiau / thio
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎo
*** Wade–Giles: tʻiao$^3$
*** Yale: tyǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: teau
*** Palladius: тяо (tjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tiu$^1$
*** Yale: tīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tiu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thiâu
*** Hakka Romanization System: tiau$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: tiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯au̯²⁴/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: tiau$^3$ / tiau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /tʰiau³¹/, /tʰiau⁴⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiau / thio
*** Tâi-lô: thiau / thio
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiaw, tioy
*** IPA (Xiamen): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiau³³/, /tʰio³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰio⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰiau⁴⁴/, /tʰiɤ⁴⁴/
* thiau - literary;
* thio - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: dewX
Rime :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 定 (7) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 徒了切 |
| Baxter | dewX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /deu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /deu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /deu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /dɛw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /deu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /dieu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /dʱieu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | diào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | diu$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤewʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*l'eːwʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | tiǎo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ dew$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*lˁewʔ/ |
| English | provoke |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 3/3 |
| No. | 16892 |
| Phonetic component | 兆 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 窕 |
| Old Chinese | /*l'eːwʔ/ |

#### Definitions

挑
* to provoke; to incite
* to poke
* to bring something into the open; to make public

#### Compounds

* 孤燈挑盡 / 孤灯挑尽
* 挑三窩四 / 挑三窝四
* 挑三豁四
* 挑刀
* 挑動 / 挑动 (tiǎodòng)
* 挑唆 (tiǎosuō)
* 挑大拇哥
* 挑弄 (tiǎonòng)
* 挑戰 / 挑战 (tiǎozhàn)
* 挑戰書 / 挑战书
* 挑戰者深淵 / 挑战者深渊 (Tiǎozhànzhě Shēnyuān)
* 挑撥 / 挑拨 (tiǎobō)
* 挑撥是非 / 挑拨是非
* 挑撥離間 / 挑拨离间 (tiǎobōlíjiàn)
* 挑斜岔兒 / 挑斜岔儿
* 挑明
* 挑機 / 挑机
* 挑泛
* 挑燈 / 挑灯 (tiǎodēng)
* 挑燈夜戰 / 挑灯夜战 (tiǎodēngyèzhàn)
* 挑燈撥火 / 挑灯拨火
* 挑牙料脣 / 挑牙料唇
* 挑脣料嘴 / 挑唇料嘴
* 挑花
* 挑花法
* 挑花繃子 / 挑花绷子
* 挑茶斡刺
* 挑趣
* 挑逗 (tiǎodòu)
* 挑釁 / 挑衅 (tiǎoxìn)
* 挑頭子 / 挑头子
* 挑鬥 / 挑斗 (tiǎodòu)
* 搬挑
* 琴心相挑
* 目挑心招

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tāo, táo (tao$^1$, tao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄠ, ㄊㄠˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tao
*** Wade–Giles: tʻao$^1$
*** Yale: tāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tau
*** Palladius: тао (tao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: táo
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: táo
*** Wade–Giles: tʻao$^2$
*** Yale: táu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taur
*** Palladius: тао (tao)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: thaw
Rime :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 2/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 土刀切 |
| Baxter | thaw |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tʰɑu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tʰɑu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tʰɑu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /tʰaw/ |
| Li Rong | /tʰɑu/ |
| Wang Li | /tʰɑu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tʰɑu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | tāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | tou$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*l̥ʰaːw/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 挑 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 16842 |
| Phonetic component | 兆 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 饕 |
| Old Chinese | /*l̥ʰaːw/ |

#### Definitions

挑
* Only used in 挑達／挑达 (tāotà, “walking back and forth; coming and going”).

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* challenge
* contend for
* make love to

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC dewX); compare Mandarin 挑 (tiǎo):
* Go-on: じょう (jō)
* Kan-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)
From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC thew); compare Mandarin 挑 (tiāo):
* Go-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: ちょう (chō, Jōyō)
From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC thaw); compare Mandarin 挑 (tāo):
* Go-on: とう (tō)
* Kan-on: とう (tō)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: いどむ (idomu, 挑む, Jōyō)、えらぶ (erabu, 挑ぶ)、かかげる (kakageru, 挑げる)、になう (ninau, 挑う)、はねる (haneru, 挑ねる)

#### Compounds

* 挑(ちょう)起(き) (chōki)
* 挑(ちょう)戦(せん) (chōsen)
* 挑(ちょう)選(せん) (chōsen)
* 挑(ちょう)灯(ちん) (chōchin)
* 挑(ちょう)灯(とう) (chōtō)
* 挑(ちょう)動(どう) (chōdō)
* 挑(ちょう)発(はつ), 挑(ちょう)撥(はつ) (chōhatsu)
* 挑(とう)達(たつ) (tōtatsu)
* 大(だい)挑(ちょう) (daichō)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 挑 (MC thew|thaw|dewX).

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [to̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [도]
* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [t͡ɕo̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [조]

### Hanja

Wikisource 挑 (eumhun 돋울 도 (dodul do)) 挑 (eumhun 기릴 조 (giril jo))
* hanja form of [[도/조#Korean:_挑|도/조]] (“a load carried on the shoulders”)
* hanja form of [[도/조#Korean:_挑|도/조]] (“carry”)

#### Compounds

* 도달 (挑達, dodal)
* 도동 (挑動, dodong)
* 도등 (挑燈, dodeung)
* 도발 (挑發, dobal), 도발 (挑撥, dobal)
* 도전 (挑戰, dojeon)
* 도출 (挑出, dochul)
* 도화 (挑禍, dohwa)
* 조등 (挑燈, jodeung)
* 조선 (挑選, joseon)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.
* Zonmal.com Hanja Dictionary (존말닷컴 한자사전／漢字辭典) (2002-2005).

## Vietnamese
### Han character

挑: Hán Nôm readings: vẹo, khêu, khều, khiêu, khểu, treo, trẹo
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